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Without fail

By: Brett McCluskey

Why Certainly!
Japanese Plug and Play Ghetto Grammar #112

How to say something is for sure in Japanese
Noun + CHIGAI NAI

I. Noun + NI CHIGAI NAI – Noun for sure!
To be (noun phrase) without fail !

The Japanese bunpo^ NOUN+ NI CHIGAI NAI grammar construction is used quite regularly, and in expressions where you want to impart an unwavering definiteness as to the outcome. CHIGAI itself is a noun meaning difference. It is in base II in similitude to other verbs that change into nouns by putting them into base II. See my article on verb bases for more information. comes from the verb CHIGAU –v. to be different, to vary, to disagree, to be unlike.

Ex. 1 ZETTAI KARE NO SAIFU NI CHIGAI NAI. –
Its definitely his wallet . . .for sure! Or
It’s his wallet for sure definitely

Ex. 2 NATSU GA KURU NI CHIGAI NAI –
Summer will be here without fail.

Ex. 3 MAI HARU WASHI GA CANADA NI KAETTE KURU NI CHIGAI NAI –
Every spring the eagles return back to Canada without fail.

Ex. 4 SO^ NI CHIGAI NAI! –
That’s the way it is man! FOR SHIZZLE!
It’s my way, my way or the highway!

II. A TO B NO CHIGAI GA WAKARU (WAKARANAI) –
Can (can’t) tell the difference between A and B.

Ex.1. HONMONO TO NISEMONO NO CHIGAI GA WAKARANAI. –
I can’t tell the difference between the fake and the real thing.

See my other Japanese Plug and Play Ghetto Grammar articles by visiting the index. Beef up your current stock of word power with my Japanese Vocabulary Blasters also found on the index. Finally, take your skills and head over to the Japanese Conversational Practice Palace to solidify your Japanese language training and to help fortify your Japanese language skills. http://squidoo.com/jppgg

As always,
Do Your Best! Ganbatte Ne!
Makurasuki Sensei

Ghetto After Blast G.A.B. - one point advice – when you want to refute a point made by another soften your phrase up by saying CHIGAU TO OMOU or I think it’s a little different. Unless you want to make it clear that the other person is wrong then you would say CHIGAU! – You are definitely wrong! In English CHIGAU can simply mean nope! or NO ITS NOT! Or even NO you are WRONG! Or Not even! That is why this is the GAB, the ghetto after blast because the effects could ripple through the time space continuum. JA NE! LATES!

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Brett McCluskey 2008

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I am Makurasuki Sensei, pleasure to be in your service. I have set up my grammar articles for you, the zealous language learner, a shorter path to language acquisition and mastery. I relate freely in common man terminology hence the Ghetto Grammar (77-119). We drill and kill hence plug and play. We memorize vocabulary hence the Japanese Vocabulary Blasters (1-150). In addition, hopefully by showing you a few things, which I have learned the hard way, you will make your way towards better Japanese quicker and you will retain more of what you learn so that you can reap the rewards of an honest study of the Japanese language through hard work and self-discipline. You do not have to waste any extra time learning one of the world’s most unique languages. Please accept my regards, Yoroshiku O-Negai Shimasu Brett McCluskey May 2008 squidoo.com/japanese123456 tealpiano.com/learnjapanese.aspx